CAT Workshop Presentation

City of Pooler Public Workshop
West Chatham County Transit Service

Analysis
March 25, 2015
Business Plan
Welcome
I. Welcome and Introductions

Dr. Chadwick Reese, CAT
II. Purpose of Study

Rob Gregg, CUTR
III. Presentation: Public Transportation

Service Concepts Rob Gregg / William Morris
IV. Public Comment and Opinions
V. Closing: Next Steps
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West Chatham County Transit

Service Analysis
Service Development Alternatives

and Benefits
Conducted by the Center for Urban Transportation Research

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Study Objectives
Analyze Mobility Service Needs and

Connectivity
Develop Service Improvement Alternative
Concepts
Examine Applied Local Funding to Affordable
Levels of Mobility Services
Joe Murray Rivers Jr.

Intermodal Transit Center
Mobility Business
Multi Markets Coordination
Customer One Stop
Coordination Modes / Providers
Mobility
Joint Development Districts
Management
Jobs, Education, Training Access
New Choice Rider Market
Regional
Commuter Market
Why vanpool?
Dramatically reduced commuting costs
Reduced commute-related stress
Shorter commute times
Multiple vehicle choices to commute in
Help reduce greenhouse gases
Commuter Tax Benefit
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Modeling Analysis Example: T-BEST
Business Corridors
Airport Shuttle
Zonal Analysis
VanPlan Solicitation
Employment corridors served by menu of fixed route, flex service and or commuter services
CAT
Flex Zones
West Airport
Exhibit Zonal Service 1 - Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport West
What is it?
A Flex Zone is an on-demand, curbside van-based
service open to all passengers.
This service has the advantages of a traditional fixed
bus route with the convenience
of curbside pickup.
How does one use it?
Flex Zones offer the convenience of door-to-door
service by reservation, and the
flexibility of walk-up service from a bus stop. This
service will provide flex service
from any place in your neighborhood flex zone to
any other destination within your
zone, as well as transfer locations to the fixed route
service.
This area is currently served by CAT Route 2 and serves the Savannah/Hilton
Head International Airport. Within a short distance north of the airport is
Georgia Tech Savannah as well as industrial and manufacturing complexes
along the river. Residential areas of Bloomingdale and Pooler are west
southwest of the airport along U.S. Highway 80. The boundaries of this zone
are Jimmy Deloach Parkway to the north, the freight train line and Hwy 80 to
the west and south, and S.R. 21 to the east.
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Express Services
Direct
Fast
Limited Stops
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Making Connections: CAT Bike
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Technology Information: One Stop

Customer Services
CAT Resources
Regional Call Center
Travel Planning Services
Coordinate Public / Private
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Public Input
1) Response to each Concept Presented

2) Specific Areas to be Served
3) Service Quality and Delivery
Expectations
4) Other Issues and Concerns
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West Chatham County
Service Planning
And
Service Concepts
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Business Plan
Service Planning 101
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Service Planning 101
Markets
Demographics
Travel Patterns
Land Use
Job Access
Human Resource Access
Educational Access
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PRELIMINARY
SERVICE
CONCEPTS
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West Chatham Setting
Together, the Savannah Hilton Head

International Airport, Port Wentworth, Garden
City, Pooler and Bloomingdale form an activity
center
An activity center is characterized as a place
with at least one major generator of activity
with associated mixed-uses such as retail,
suburban development, residential, and
auxiliary employment
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Service Types
Fixed-Route
Paratransit
Zonal Service
Commuter Assistance
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Fixed-Route
Fixed streets
Fixed schedules
Fixed hours of service
Fixed bus stops along the route
Provides mainline mobility and connectivity
throughout the region
Hauls maximum number of passengers within
walking distance
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Paratransit
Demand response
Advanced reservations or subscription
Service from customer origin to destination
Usually associated with disabled, elderly and
low-income persons
Provides mobility to those who otherwise
would be homebound and unable to travel
Currently, paratransit is a County-wide service
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Zonal Service
Hybrid between fixed-route and paratransit

service
Vehicle operates to all origins and destinations
At least one connection point
Advanced reservations or in real time
Built-in market around airports because of the
cost of airport parking.
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Commuter Assistance
Mix of products and services

Vanpools consist of people who work together
and live near each other
Van can be used for personal use on weekends
Costs are shared and sometimes subsidized
Common in companies with large work force
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Preliminary Service Concepts
New Fixed-route in West Chatham

Connect to Existing CAT System
Circulator / Zonal Service
Commuter Services
Special Needs Services
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Public Input
1) Response to each Concept Presented

2) Specific Areas to be Served
3) Service Quality and Delivery
Expectations
4) Other Issues and Concerns
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Potential Ridership New Fixed

Route
T-BEST Transit Boardings Estimation and

Simulation Tool
Provides future year ridership forecasts even
for service that does not currently exist.
Utilizes multiple data sets including land use,
population, household, and employment.
How successful might the new fixed-route be?
We can see for ourselves.
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T-BEST Employment
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CAT Employment
Analysis
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Job Access based

on new route
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T-BEST Household
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T-BEST Population
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T-BEST Ridership Forecast
99 daily direct boardings

14 daily transfer boardings
114 total daily boardings
34,650 annual boardings
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Thank You
Rob Gregg
Director Transit Management and Innovation
Center for Urban Transportation Research
[email protected]
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Technical Support to the

Chatham Area Transit Authority
Rob Gregg
Director Transit Management & Innovation
Center for Urban Transportation Research
[email protected]
William P. Morris
Senior Researcher
[email protected]
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Context:
The CAT Strategic Business Plan

Define Markets
(e.g. Commuters, Seniors,

Youth, Health, Education)
Community Relevance
(e.g. Livability,
Job Access, Economic Development, congestion)
Partnerships
(e.g. Local Government, Health

Services, Public Agencies, Business)
Expand Service & Products
(e.g.
Mobility Management, Bus, Paratransit, Commuter
Assistance, Activity Circulators, Flex-Zonal Service)
Return on Investments (ROI)
(e.g.
Efficiency, Effectiveness, Public Stewardship)
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City of Pooler Public Workshop

West Chatham County Transit Service

March 25, 2015

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Purpose of Study

III. Presentation: Public Transportation

West Chatham County Transit

Service Development Alternatives

Conducted by the Center for Urban Transportation Research

Analyze Mobility Service Needs and

Joe Murray Rivers Jr.

Joint Development Districts

Modeling Analysis Example: T-BEST

Making Connections: CAT Bike

Technology Information: One Stop

1) Response to each Concept Presented

West Chatham County

Service Planning 101

Service Planning 101

West Chatham Setting

Together, the Savannah Hilton Head

Hybrid between fixed-route and paratransit

Mix of products and services

Preliminary Service Concepts

New Fixed-route in West Chatham

1) Response to each Concept Presented

Potential Ridership New Fixed

T-BEST Transit Boardings Estimation and

Job Access based

T-BEST Ridership Forecast

99 daily direct boardings

Technical Support to the

The CAT Strategic Business Plan

(e.g. Commuters, Seniors,

(e.g. Local Government, Health

Expand Service & Products

Return on Investments (ROI)

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